Grim The Grimly Informal Town British English T66pk8i74ce7fib4mrijf07mond2/3wg6egksb9pj9tlvhuklsuzdkt0+Gqbitntyry1odhvbgdbnfwzmztrulaizevrmltkkllqtqxr+Sj4xtee8nqkp+Nxr8/Tgdw//R0ukoard1ibicgodr6s4pagmhnpbmcpp0ranqmcgjpqpmhblhrcjag63v9quilxhxdha7tagx+M8twmxlzxcg==
This flashcard defines the adverb "grimly", indicating in a serious or severe manner.
1making you feel worried or unhappySYN harsh: the grim reality of rebuilding the shattered town When he lost his job, his future looked grim. Millions of Britons face the grim prospect (=something bad that will probably happen) of dearer home loans. We received the grim news in silence.2looking or sounding very serious: ‘I’ll survive,’ he said with a grim smile. The child hung on to her arm with grim determination. The police officers were silent and grim-faced.3British English informal very bad, ugly, or unpleasant: The weather forecast is pretty grim. They painted a grim picture of what life used to be like there. a grim industrial town4[not before noun] informal ill: Juliet felt grim through the early months of her pregnancy.5hold/hang on for/like grim death British English informal to hold something very tightly because you are afraid—grimly adverb: Arnold smiled grimly.—grimness noun [uncountable]
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grimly
[ɡrɪmlɪ]
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严格地(38%),冷酷地(37%),可怕地(25%)
adv.可怕地;冷酷地;严格地
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